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Cloud services for controlling things inside your house are the worst (github.com)
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I recently moved away from MyQ to local control of my garage door and I've been loving it. I stumbled across the linked issue where MyQ shit the bed for roughly 3 days and it just confirms to me that the extra effort to move away from a cloud service was worth it. I'm down to just one last cloud service for something inside my house. My mind is pretty much made up that if I can't accomplish it locally, I won't do/use it.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

For me it adds some reassurance if my garage door is closed while I'm away

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I've definitely forgotten to close mine once or twice, even though my custom (LoRa) integration is just simulating pushing the button on the wall by closing a relay contact and watching for closed status with a reed switch, it means I can do it from anywhere.